Gale Watch for Galveston Bay FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

[JimAOk1945]

Hopefully, this won't impact the Sunday, December 18 sailings. Anyone know whether wind speeds like this will be rough enough to impact the disembarkation/embarkation process?

 

This is according to Weather.com

 

https://weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/l/USTX0499:1:US?phenomena=GL&significance=A&areaid=GMZ335&office=KHGX&etn=0006

 

* WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS TO 30 KNOTS... FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS... BAY WATERS BECOMING VERY ROUGH. NEARSHORE SEAS INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FEET AND TO 8 TO 12 FEET FARTHER OFFSHORE. * VISIBILITY... FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 4 MILES DOWN TO AT TIMES 1/2 MILE OR LESS. THE VISIBILITY SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED... BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR OTHER VESSELS... BUOYS AND BREAKWATERS. KEEP YOUR NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT OR NOT EQUIPPED WITH RADAR... SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING SAFE HARBOR.

Edited December 17, 2016 by JimAOk1945

[easyboy]

I will be worried. But visibility improving after 9am, I would hope the ship is already on dock by then.

 

 

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